No other device has caused more controversy or raised more questions. Applauding the television for its ability to keep Americans informed, one also has to be wary of what one sees on the screen. Realizing now the power of television to persuade and manipulate feelings, people are not as easily convinced by the news. The problem is no longer not knowing what is going on, it is not knowing what is really going on.
Free Speech, Controversy, & A Guilty Conscience.
"My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge."- "Criminal", from "The.
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Marshall Mathers LP" .
An average rap artist wouldn't be able to grace the covers.
of VIBE, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and Spin while on a.
national tour months before their major debut album is released. A.
mediocre rapper couldn't say that he's collaborated with Dr. Dre, Elton John, and.
Dido, all in the same year. Then again, Marshall Mathers III, better known as Eminem.
isn't your average rapper. No other artist has ever been the center of such heated.
and conflicting debates. He's hailed as brilliant by some critics and deemed as.
indecent and disgusting by others. But the controversy isn't as simple as that. This.
is an artist and a man who is as complex as he is talented. .
".no labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up. until I met Dre, the only one to look.
past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up under his ass."- "White America", from "The.
Eminem Show".
Eminem was born in Kansas City, Missouri. During his early.
years Marshall Mathers and his mother moved between Kansas and Michigan.
until the age of twelve when they settled in east Detroit. During these.
years there would be much turbulence to get through. Tragedies including.
the suicide of his beloved cousin Ronnie and being abandoned by his.
father threw his world into what could've been an irrevocable downward.
spiral. They would prove to be haunting to the tortured youth. Without.
stability finding friends and staying out of trouble became all but impossible.
In the past couple of years, the rap genre of music has slowly but surely taken over the music industry. ... Eminem (aka Slim Shady) has accomplished just that. ... Eminem videos should not be removed from much music. Eminem has experienced great problems in his youth. ... His parents divorced at a young age, which left Eminem moving back and forth between Kansas City and Detroit every two to three months. ...
As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). ... I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. ... "The music is still young, so young that most veterans haven't yet hit 40" (Kinnon 76). ... "Compare the Influence of Rap Music to That of Rock and Roll Music on Pop Culture in the U.S." ... "Rap Music, Brash and Swaggering, Enters Mainstream." ...
Eminem has been the talk in every home at some point in our lives. ... Your standard teenager would probably have the best to say about Eminem. ... That's what so great about Eminem regardless of what you think about his music, people are affected by the things he says or does in his music. As far as Eminem goes he doesn't even want all the publicity, he just wants to write and rap his music. ... Why are these people appealed to Eminem? ...
In the past couple of years, the rap genre of music has slowly but surely taken over the music industry. ... Eminem videos should not be removed from much music. ... s and music videos. ... Eminems music videos and lyrics may seem insulting or shocking, but a man with such a disturbing life deserves to be heard. ... Eminem sends out deep messages in his music videos, and by putting them into catchy raps that everyone will like, helps better to convey those messages to society. ...
What makes him unique is the controversy that encompasses his music and image. ... Or is Eminem just another character being portrayed by Marshall Mathers III. ... Many people are trying to prove that he is different; they want Eminem out of the music industry and out of show business altogether. ... Many people are also asking, is Marshall Mathers really the bad boy the he plays in his music and movies? ... Some actually view Marshall as a loving, caring father who is nowhere near the character that he plays in his music. ...
Speaking out against Eminem enhances the public's curiosity, which boost Eminem's record sales and makes him as popular as he is today. ... Although Eminem has admitted that he would not let his own 6-year-old (in 2000) daughter listen to any of his albums, in the song "Who Knew" he also says that parents should not censor music because it is for their kids" amusement. ... Eminem has the right to say what he wants and how he feels under the United States Constitution, but just as he has this right, people have the right not listen to his music. When music, books, or movies are censor...
Rap music and the hip hop culture have been under attack since their creation. ... Hip hop music has been criticized for its violent nature and hip hop music has also been under scrutiny for its objectification of women in its lyrics. ... Dre refers to Eminem as "Slim". ... Lose Yourself is a single written by Eminem for the movie 8 Mile, which Eminem starred as the leading role. ... They just have to go along to the beat of the music and win the battle by insulting the opponent to the audiences liking. ...
Music Restrictions? ... In and example I"ll use Eminem because he gets heat from this anyways. If eminem is talking about beating his girlfriend in one of his songs, a young kid might think well Eminem is famous so if he can do it I can do it; he might actually hit his girlfriend. ... So in a way some music Is pornography, yet there is no solid age restriction to buy such albums. ... So in short, music should have restrictions on it, just like movies, pornography and even some video games do....
Matt Sheets Music Paper #2 03/14/03 Some music songs stand the test of time and some don't. ... But this was not the case with rapper Eminem AKA Slim Shaddy when he produced a song called Sing For The Moment on his newest album The Eminem Show. ... Steven Tyler of Aerosmith gave Eminem his blessing to use this song. ... In the Eminem version the harmony and most of the song has a faster beat. ... In each of these songs if you listen and take time to feel the music you can see that a lot of emotion is put into each one of these pieces. ...
